E 233 St, Webster Ave, Bronx Blvd Bronx River Greenway Connector
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E 233 ST, WEBSTER AVE, BRONX BLVD BRONX RIVER GREENWAY CONNECTOR Presented to Bronx Community Board 12 June 2021 Overview PRESENTATION OVERVIEW 1. Background 2. Proposal 3. Summary 2 Background 1 3 Introduction to NYC DOT Safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City’s streets NYC DOT is responsible for: • 6,000 miles of streets and highways • 789 bridges and tunnels • 12,000 miles of sidewalk • 12,700 signalized intersections • 315,000 street lights • Staten Island Ferry • 1 million+ street signs • 200 million+ linear feet of roadway markings 4 NYC DOT Bicycle Unit NYC DOT Bicycle Unit Recent Bike Network Expansion Projects (2011-2016) Responsible for building on-street bike network and increasing bike safety Largest bike network in North America (1000+ lane miles) NYC Bike ridership growing every year • 450,000 bike trips per day (2016 estimate) • Daily cycling up 80% (2010-2015) • 60,000 Citi Bike trips daily (2015) Street redesigns improve safety for all road users • Cyclists • Pedestrians • Drivers • Bus Riders 5 Background NYCDOT Green Wave: A Plan for Cycling in New York City Analysis of fatalities – key findings (2014 - 2019): • Nearly 90% of fatalities happened on streets without bike lanes • 60% of fatalities happened at intersections • 23% involved a vehicle turn • 16% involved a driver’s failure to yield the right of way Green Wave Plan: Citywide Protected Bike Lane Network: • Build 30 miles of protected bicycle lane annually • Encourage increase in cycling mode share for safety and emissions reduction Better Design: • Implement new design standards based on national & international best practice to enhance safety at intersections • Continue piloting new designs with rigorous safety analysis Education and Outreach: • Launch next phase of Vision Zero public awareness campaign, educating drivers with a focus on cyclist safety and expand the “Get There” bicycle encouragement/rules of road campaign. • Educate all street users about safe truck operation on city streets • Increase helmet giveaways and helmet use encouragement NYPD Enforcement • Target enforcement on highest risk activities: speeding, failing to yield, blocking bike lanes, oversized trucks/trucks off route 6 NYC DOT Bicycle and Greenway Program NYC DOT Bicycle and Greenway Program Street Improvement Projects Low-cost projects designed and installed with DOT in-house resources: markings, signs, concrete, signals Quickly improve safety and mobility for all street users: motorists, pedestrians, bus passengers, bike riders 105 projects installed in 2016, across the five boroughs, addressing 76 Vision Zero priority geographies Proposed Intersection Improvements NYC DOT STREET IMPROVEMENT TOOLBOX Curb Extensions High Visibility Signal Timing • Provide additional Crosswalks Changes space for • Improve and visibility • Improve traffic flow pedestrians • Discourage vehicles • Decrease conflict • Improve alignment from encroaching in between vehicles and and visibility crosswalk crossing pedestrians • Slow turning and bikes vehicles 8 Sample Slide SAFETY – Protected Bike Lanes Street designs that include protected bike lanes increase safety for all users -15% drop in all crashes with injuries -21% drop in pedestrian injuries on streets where protected bike lanes were installed 2007-2017 Injuries to cyclists increase only 3%, Williamsburg St W, BK despite a 61% bike volume increase Protected Bike Lanes Before and After Crash Data, 2007 - 2017 1,600 -15% 1,400 1,477 1,200 1,263 1,000 800 year year Averages - -15% -21% 600 627 628 Willis Ave, BX 533 400 499 Totalof 3 3% Data from 25 separate protected bicycle lane projects installed from 2007-2014 200 with 3 years of after data. Includes portions of 1 Ave, 2 Ave, 8 Ave, 9 Ave, 224 231 Broadway, Columbus Ave, Hudson St, Lafayette St / 4 Ave, Sands St, Allen/Pike St, Kent Ave, Prospect Park West, Flushing Ave, Bruckner Blvd & Longfellow - Ave, Imlay St / Conover St, Paerdegat Ave. Only sections of projects that Total Injuries MV Occupant Injuries Pedestrian Injuries Cyclist Injuries included protected bike lanes were analyzed. Source: NYPD AIS/TAMS Crash Database Before After Background PROJECT HISTORY Bronx River Greenway Plan 2006 Identified connections between Shoelace Park and Muskrat Cove as priority project; federal funds allocated to Parks NYC Parks Bikeway Proposal 2013 Proposal and traffic study of Webster Avenue, E 233rd St and Bronx Blvd to provide greenway connections. Federal funds transferred to NYCDOT for on-street connections. Installation of neighborhood bike network 2017 provided bike connections and access to Shoelace Park in Williamsbridge CB12 Shoelace Park Reconstruction 2018 NYC Parks reconstructed paths and constructed new entrances to formalize the Bronx River Greenway in Shoelace Park and Muskrat Cove 2020-21 Project development and outreach 2021 Implementation 2021 - Bronx River Greenway Extension Future Westchester County Proposed Connection Existing Bike Connection 10 ISSUES Proposed Connection Existing Bike Connection Greenway Entrance Gap in Bronx River Greenway on Webster Avenue, E 233rd St and Bronx Blvd 1 Webster Avenue Lack of bicycle connections to 1 Westchester and Muskrat Cove 2 E 233rd St Bridge No direct, safe pedestrian and bicycle crossing from Woodlawn Station to 2 Montefiore Medical Center and Shoelace Park 3 3 Bronx Blvd Lack of pedestrian access from Williamsbridge to Shoelace Park 11 Proposal 2 12 Proposal PROJECT GOALS • Close gap in Bronx River Greenway on Webster Avenue, E 233 St Bridge and Bronx Blvd • Provide safe bicycle and pedestrian access to Muskrat Cove and Shoelace Park • Improve bicycle and pedestrian crossings to Woodlawn station • Establish bicycle connection to Westchester County on Webster Avenue Proposed Connection Existing Bike Connection 13 Proposal Proposed Connection 1 WEBSTER AVENUE Existing Bike Connection EXISTING CONDITIONS Greenway Entrance Webster Ave & Bronx River Pkwy • Vehicle volumes decrease on approach to Bronx River Pkwy • Muskrat Cove/Bronx River Greenway entrance at Bronx River Pkwy On Ramp Peak • Bx16 Bus Stops on Webster Ave from E Volumes 233 St to E 240 St AM/PM 14 Proposal 1 WEBSTER AVENUE E 240 St – E 233 St Proposed Connection Existing Bike Connection Greenway Entrance Existing Proposed • Non-standard lane widths • Provide two-way, parking protected path on Webster Avenue from E • Lack of bicycle connections to Muskrat 233rd St to E 240th St and connections to Muskrat Cove, Bronx River Cove and Bronx River Greenway Greenway • Long pedestrian crossing distances • Improve predictability of cyclists movements by providing separate, • Right turn conflict at Bronx River Pkwy on dedicated space along the curb ramp • Establish one lane in each direction and standardize lane widths to • No east-west crossings between Bronx discourage speeding River Pwky/Mukrat Cove and E 240th St • Improve bus operations by allowing faster pickup and drop off at bus islands 15 Proposal 1 WEBSTER AVENUE Proposed Connection Existing Bike Connection Muskrat Cove Greenway Entrance Existing Existing • Conflicting right turn right turn on red during pedestrian and bicycle crossing at Muskrat Cove • Lack of bicycle connections to Bronx River Greenway entrance in Muskrat Cove • No east-west pedestrian crossings between Bronx River Pkwy/Muskrat Cove entrance and E 240th St Proposed Proposed Muskrat • Provide leading pedestrian interval to allow safe Cove access to Muskrat Cove and Bronx River Greenway • Route cyclists to Bronx River Greenway entrance • Investigating signalized or enhanced crossing at E 235th St to improve access to buses and park entrance • Relocation of Bx16 stop to Bronx River Pkwy and Woodlawn station entrance with new bus boarding island 16 Proposal Proposed Connection 2 E 233 ST BRIDGE Existing Bike Connection Webster Avenue to Bronx Blvd Greenway Entrance Existing Proposed • Non-standard lane widths • Provide two-way, protected bike path on E 233rd St from Webster • Lack of bicycle connections to Bronx Avenue to Bronx Blvd Blvd and Shoelace Park • Improve predictability of cyclists movements by providing • Long pedestrian crossing distances separate, dedicated space along the curb • Combine left turn lanes on E 233 St to standardize lane widths and provide bicycle path • Improve bus operations by allowing faster pickup and drop off 17 Proposal 2 E 233 ST BRIDGE Proposed Connection Existing Bike Connection Bronx Blvd Greenway Entrance Existing Woodlawn Existing • Long pedestrian crossings distances across Bronx Blvd E 233 St • No western crosswalk due to double left turns from Bronx rd Montefiore Blvd onto E 233 St Medical • No direct and safe connections to bus stops, Woodlawn Station and Montefiore Medical pedestrians crossing midblock on E 233rd St Proposed Woodlawn Proposed • Provide painted pedestrian space at the intersection to shorten pedestrian crossings • Eliminate double left on Bronx Blvd to provide western crosswalk • Provide new west crosswalk for pedestrian, cyclists crossing E 233rd St • Provide actuated pedestrian signal at proposed crosswalk • Establish southbound right turn lane to normalize intersection Montefiore Medical 18 Proposal 3 BRONX BLVD Shoelace Park Access Proposed Connection Existing Bike Connection Greenway Entrance Parks Path/Connection Existing Vehicle Movement Proposed Vehicle Movement Existing • Double left turns at E 233 St and Bronx River Pkwy Bronx Blvd Path Proposed • Establish one southbound lane between E 233rd St and Bronx River Pkwy eliminating